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The nuclear industry's expertise and perspective must be involved in the setting of policy, guidelines and standards, says Marcel Lips as he steps down after a decade as chairman of World Nuclear Association's Radiological Protection Working Group.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 27 October 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Viewpoint-Industry-s-key-role-in-radiation-protect
The effects on the public and the environment of the discharge of treated water at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea will be minimal, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said today. The company has released the results of a radiological impact assessment using methodology developed in accordance with internationally recognised methods.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Discharge-to-sea-will-have-minimal-impact-Tepco-sa
A preliminary report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated the radiation doses that residents of Japan have received in the year following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi. Dose rates in most Fukushima homes outside the 20 kilometre evacuation zone were comparable to reference levels for radon.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 24 May 2012
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/WHO-on-Fukushima-doses